My Italy

Of course, the interim government of Crete could not accept the outbreak of armed rebellion in Chania. Subsequently, the interim government sent more than 3,000 armed forces to counter the rebellion.

And now that he has raised the flag, Vidad Solari certainly knows that it will lead to suppression. In addition, in order to show its momentum, the government troops must be driven back.

So Wydad took more than 2,000 people recruited from Chania and went to Rodri Pass for defense.

Although the two parties in Crete did not have many troops, this battle attracted the attention of all parties.

"Your Majesty, please see, this is the Rodri Pass, a gap in the northern part of the Sitia Mountains. Currently, more than two thousand people are stationed by Vidad, the son of President Candido Solari, while the Cretan rebels have sent More than 3,000 people are attacking them, and they are currently confronting them outside the mountain pass."

An army staff officer was explaining the situation in Crete to Carlo.

Beside Carlo, there are many military bosses.

After listening to the staff officer's story, Carlo looked at the marked military map and said. "What is your military's plan for this military conflict?"

Facing Carlo's question, General Simeone, the Minister of War, glanced at the Minister of Navy, Admiral Yagir, and replied. "Your Majesty, we have already sent weapons and ammunition to Wydad's group of rebels. In addition, our army has also sent military advisers to help them."

In addition, according to reports from our intelligence services, the current post-coup rebels are being replenished with arms from Greece and are aided by several Greek military officers. However, neither the Greek nor the British troops made any other moves. Our military believes that this is because the other side is wary of our intervention and plans to use the Cretan rebels as the main force to eliminate the team led by the revolting Wydad. "

After listening to Simone's story, Carlo almost guessed the thoughts of Britain and Greece.

First of all, the Greeks definitely want to merge with Crete, but in view of Italy's huge deterrent power, they must get British support.

However, because Britain was afraid of Italy, it did not want to go to war for Crete, so it wanted to fight a proxy war. Let the two factions on Crete decide the winner among themselves. Of course, sending consultants to support weapons and ammunition is also a normal operation. Isn't it the same in Italy?

Of course, Italy has to do something. It needs some action, otherwise it will think you are afraid.

"In this case, your military must pay close attention to the situation in Crete and ensure that the Wydad armed forces cannot be eliminated. In addition, the generals will conduct statistics on Greeks. If the situation changes in any bad way, then these volunteers can Help it block the attack of the Cretan Provisional Government Forces. In addition, the Navy needs to ensure the security of Chania Port and not allow the external access of the Wydad Armed Forces to be blocked.”

Carlo's words made it very clear that Italian influence could not be driven out of Crete.

Of course the military present understood what Carlo said.

After receiving Carlo's instructions, the Italian military also took action. First of all, the navy, a small formation was sent to patrol western Crete.

Although this has attracted protests from the Greeks, will Italy listen to the Greeks' opinions? Even if it gained a large territory in the Balkan War and its national power was greatly improved, a small country will remain a small country. When it comes to confrontations between big powers, their opinions are just barking dogs, so don't listen.

In addition to the navy, the Italian Army also began to recruit Greeks among the generals. There were very few Greeks in the Italian army. After an inventory, there were less than 2,000 people. Many of them were recruited from the Southern Twelve Islands.

To be honest, the Southern Twelve Islands have been in Italian hands for more than 20 years. However, due to its small area and small population (more than 100,000 people in total), more importantly, it has little strategic value. So Italy is not too concerned about it. Of course, the Southern Twelve Islands, which are not too concerned about it, still rely on the economic development of Italy, which has brought huge benefits. The fishery and animal husbandry of the islands have developed well, making the residents of the island generally wealthier than those in other surrounding countries.

And if it were not for the support of soldiers from the Southern Twelve Islands, the Italian military could gather up to a few hundred people.

These more than a thousand people were first called together by the Italian Army, and the next step would depend on the outcome of the battle between the two forces in Crete at Rodri Pass.

The much-anticipated battle at Rodri Pass began not long after.

The two sides fought a fierce battle at the mountain pass. On the first day, the two armed forces lost nearly a hundred people. On the second day, they lost more than 70 people, and on the third day, they lost more than 60 people. After a week of fighting, the two sides lost a total of more than 400 people. A week later, the government forces stated that they could no longer attack and asked for reinforcements.

According to the report of the Italian consultants in the Vidad unit, the battle between the two parties was completely at the level of weapon fighting. The rifles were fired randomly, the bullets were not known where they flew, and there were almost no tactics. In addition, the infantry and artillery did not cooperate. On one occasion, the artillery from the government army even hit one of our own people.

Thinking about it, both sides are not soldiers and have not received professional training. It is already very good to be able to play like this. As for why there is no military training, it is because the Republic of Crete did not have an army before, only police and armed police, and the training was also to capture prisoners.

However, although the government forces stopped attacking, Wydad had other ideas. On the advice of military advisers, in the early morning of the third day after the fighting stopped, Wydad personally led a thousand people to attack the government army camp at night. At this time, the consequences of the lack of military training came, and the attacked government troops immediately exploded Got the pot. Nearly 3,000 people fled in all directions, and only more than 1,000 people eventually returned. Of course, it does not mean that more than a thousand people were wiped out. Many people fled the army directly.

According to statistics from Italian military advisers, only more than 600 government troops were killed or captured. However, a large amount of military camp supplies were seized, the most important of which were 7 artillery pieces and corresponding ammunition.

But in any case, Wydad's first appearance was very good, defeating the government army's attack.

The victorious Wydad did not stop. With the advice of his military advisers, he led his army to capture Rethymnon, the third largest town in Crete, and pushed the front to Hill at the foot of Mount Idi. Sodium town. As long as you climb over the Idi Mountain, you can see the capital Heraklion.

The victory at Rodri Pass also had a huge impact on the rebel army. First of all, the residents of Crete have a more positive view of him. Not only that, after the news of this great victory spread, towns such as Castelli, San Rumelli, and Paleohora all announced their recognition of Wydad. regime.

These towns are all located in eastern Crete and are within the scope of the pro-Italian influence, but their influence is limited. Wydad had sent people to contact them before, but they were all rejected. And now this big victory is enough to add enough influence for them to make a decision.

For the government forces that failed in the crusade, this defeat sobered up their minds that had been overwhelmed by victory.

It immediately recruited more troops, and in view of its poor performance in previous battles, the government army also hired retired Greek officers to retrain the armed forces under its control.

As for the rebels led by Wydad, they are also doing the same thing. Now both parties are actively preparing to lay the foundation for the next battle.

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